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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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