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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education