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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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