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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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