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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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