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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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