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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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