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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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