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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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