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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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