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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 several subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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