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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are typically 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. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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