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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically 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 e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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