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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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