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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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