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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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