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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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