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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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