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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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