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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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