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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly 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 elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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