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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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