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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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