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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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