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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free 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 issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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