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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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