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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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