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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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