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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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