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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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