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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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