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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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