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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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