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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not 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 online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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