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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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