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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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