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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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