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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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