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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free 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 issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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