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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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