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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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