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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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