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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important 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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