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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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