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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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