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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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