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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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