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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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