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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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