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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important 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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