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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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