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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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