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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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