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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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