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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always 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 several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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