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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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