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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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