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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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 numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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