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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are 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 online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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