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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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