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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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