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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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