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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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