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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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