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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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