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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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