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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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