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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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