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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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