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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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