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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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