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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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