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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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