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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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