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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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