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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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