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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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