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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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