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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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