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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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