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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC 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 optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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