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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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