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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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