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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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