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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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