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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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