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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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