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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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