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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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