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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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