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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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