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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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