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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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