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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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