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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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