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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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