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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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