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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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