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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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