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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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