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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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