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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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