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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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