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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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