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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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