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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important 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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