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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are 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 variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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