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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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