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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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