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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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