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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free 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 many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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