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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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