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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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