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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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