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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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