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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students 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 many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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