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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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