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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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