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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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