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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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