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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually 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 institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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