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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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