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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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