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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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