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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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