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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free 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 learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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