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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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