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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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