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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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