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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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