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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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