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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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