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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses 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 topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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