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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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