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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly 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 a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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