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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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