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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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