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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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