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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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