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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free 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 quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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