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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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