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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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