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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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