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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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