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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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