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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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