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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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