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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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