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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always 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 a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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