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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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