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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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