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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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