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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually 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 subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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