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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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