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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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