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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students 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 numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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