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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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