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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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