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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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