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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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