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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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