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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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