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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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