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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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