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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students 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 many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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