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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs 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 topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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