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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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