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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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