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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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