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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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