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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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