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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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