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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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