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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not 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 topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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