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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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