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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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