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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are 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 online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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