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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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