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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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