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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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