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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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