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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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