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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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