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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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