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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly 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 a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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