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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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