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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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