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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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