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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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