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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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