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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes 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 topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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