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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education enable people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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