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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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