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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally 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 several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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