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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. 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. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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