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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily 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. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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