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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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