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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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