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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources