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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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