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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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