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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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