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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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