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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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