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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for students 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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