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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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