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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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