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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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