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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. 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 lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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