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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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