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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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