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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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