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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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