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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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