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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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