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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly 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 learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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