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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates 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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