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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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