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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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