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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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