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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students 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 a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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