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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners 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 numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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