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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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