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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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