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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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