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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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