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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally 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 several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies 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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