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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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