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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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