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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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