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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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