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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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