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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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