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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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