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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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