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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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