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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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