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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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