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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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