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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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