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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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