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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily 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 many topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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