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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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