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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major 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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