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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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