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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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