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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always 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 many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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