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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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