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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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