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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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