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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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