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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different 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 educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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