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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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