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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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