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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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