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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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