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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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