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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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