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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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