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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily 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 numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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