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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners 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 a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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