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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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