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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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