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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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