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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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