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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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