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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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