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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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