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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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