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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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