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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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