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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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