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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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