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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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