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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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