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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have empowered learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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