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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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