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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are 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 topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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