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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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