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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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