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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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