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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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