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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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