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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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