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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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