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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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