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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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