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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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