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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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