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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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