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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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