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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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