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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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