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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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