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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always 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 elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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