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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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