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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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