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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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