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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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