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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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