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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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