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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are 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 numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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