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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are 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 numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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