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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free 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 subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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