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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the 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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