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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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