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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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