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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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