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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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