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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major 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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