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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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