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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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