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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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