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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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