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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. 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. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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