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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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