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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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