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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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