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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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