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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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