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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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