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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally 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 issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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