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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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