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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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