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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently 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 considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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