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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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