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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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