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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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