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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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