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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free 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 numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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