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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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