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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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