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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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