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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always 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 a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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