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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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