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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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