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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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