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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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