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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually 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. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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