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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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