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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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