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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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