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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always 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 several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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