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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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