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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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