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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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