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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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