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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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