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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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