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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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