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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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