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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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