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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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