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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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