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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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