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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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