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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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