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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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