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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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