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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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