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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs 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 many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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