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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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