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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are normally free for students 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 learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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