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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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