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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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