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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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