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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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