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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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