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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free 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 topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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