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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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