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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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