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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually 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 variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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