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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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