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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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