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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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