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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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