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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally 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 many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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