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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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