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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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