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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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