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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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