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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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