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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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