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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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