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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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