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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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