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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically 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 a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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