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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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