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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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