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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing 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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