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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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