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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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