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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free 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 issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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