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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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