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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free 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 topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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