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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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