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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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