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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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