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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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