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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically 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 many topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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