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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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