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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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