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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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