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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online 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 a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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