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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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