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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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