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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate 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 MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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