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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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