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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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