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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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