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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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