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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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