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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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