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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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