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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling 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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