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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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