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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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