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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses 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 many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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