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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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