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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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