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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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