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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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