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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important 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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