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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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