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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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