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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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