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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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