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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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