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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically 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 several subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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