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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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