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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies 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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