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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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