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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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