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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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