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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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