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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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