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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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