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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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