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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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