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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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