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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free 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 are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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