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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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