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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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