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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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