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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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