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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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