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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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