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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free 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 lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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