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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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