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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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