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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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