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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online 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 several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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