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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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