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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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