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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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