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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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