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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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