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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not 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 elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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