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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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