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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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