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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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