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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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