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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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