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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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