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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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