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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners 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 subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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