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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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