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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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