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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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