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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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