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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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