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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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