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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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