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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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