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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly 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 a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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