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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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