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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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