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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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