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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners 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 issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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