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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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