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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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