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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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