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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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