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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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