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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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