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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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