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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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