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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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