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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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