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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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