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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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