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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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