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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually 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 variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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