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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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