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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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