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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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