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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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