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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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