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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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