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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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