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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students 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 topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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