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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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