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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. 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 numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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