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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. 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. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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