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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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