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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually 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 a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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