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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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