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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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