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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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