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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free 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 education institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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