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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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