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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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